Childbirth fear is the most common underlying reason for requesting a caesarean section without medical reason. The aim of this randomised controlled study was to investigate birth preferences in women undergoing treatment for childbirth fear, and to investigate birth experience and satisfaction with the allocated treatment.Pregnant women classified with childbirth fear (≥60 on the Fear Of Birth Scale) (n=258) were recruited at one university hospital and two regional hospitals over one year. The participants were randomised (1:1) to intervention (Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (ICBT)) (n=127) or standard care (face-to-face counselling) (n=131). Data were collected by questionnaires in pregnancy week 20-25 (baseline), week 36 and two months after birth.Caesarean section preference decreased from 34

作者：Birgitta, Larsson；Annika, Karlstr?m；Christine, Rubertsson；Elin, Ternstr?m；Johanna, Ekdahl；Birgitta, Segebladh；Ingegerd, Hildingsson

来源：Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives 2017 年